Accession Number:

AD0754239

Title:

The Evolution of Air Force System Acquisition Management,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Putnam,W. D.

Report Date:

1972-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

Abstract:

The report reviews highlights of the history of Air Force weapon system acquisition management from 1917 until the present. It confines itself to a discussion of principal features of the changing management structure over time. The intention is to offer some explanation of current acquisition policies and organizations, and to supply some perspective for informed decisions about the future. The report concentrates on the organization and policy aspects of the process.

Descriptors:

• *AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT
• *MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
• *LOGISTICS
• WEAPON SYSTEMS
• BACKGROUND
• ORGANIZATIONS
• SUPERVISORS
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• CONTRACTS

Subject Categories:

• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE